Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Sheerness: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 28, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
7T+ML
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6396
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Sheerness. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Rudolf Diehl, pilot, †
Stfw Friedrich Werner, mechanic, †
Fw Egon Gräubel, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Ferngruber, air gunner.
Crew:
1st Lt Rudolf Diehl, pilot, †
Stfw Friedrich Werner, mechanic, †
Fw Egon Gräubel, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Ferngruber, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
